WBQB
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WBQB is a Adult Contemporary formatted broadcast
radio station
licensed to Fredericksburg, Virginia
, serving the Central Virginia area. WBQB is owned and operated by Centennial Broadcasting.
In the early 1980s, WFVA-FM split from the AM/FM simulcast and began a Classic Rock format.
In 1989, WFVA-FM switched calls to WBQB and picked up its current Hot Adult Contemporary format.
On April 5, 2011, WBQB switched their format from Hot Adult Contemporary to Adult Contemporary.
Broadcasting
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Radio station
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licensed to Fredericksburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia located south of Washington, D.C., and north of Richmond. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 24,286...
, serving the Central Virginia area. WBQB is owned and operated by Centennial Broadcasting.
History
WBQB had originally been WFVA-FM, simulcasting sister WFVA's Middle of the Road format.In the early 1980s, WFVA-FM split from the AM/FM simulcast and began a Classic Rock format.
In 1989, WFVA-FM switched calls to WBQB and picked up its current Hot Adult Contemporary format.
On April 5, 2011, WBQB switched their format from Hot Adult Contemporary to Adult Contemporary.